Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day
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Got Chocolate?

Recipe: Chocolate Cupcakes with Marshmallow CreamRecipes
We made this sweet treat just for you, chocolate-lovers! These cupcakes skip on solid chocolate in favor of cocoa powder, but trust me — they’re doing it in the name of intense chocolate flavor. Cocoa powder joins forces with a bit of coffee to bring you the rich, deep, and intensely flavored chocolate cupcake you crave. And because every good cupcake deserves an equally good frosting, the pillow of vanilla-scented marshmallow buttercream on top is just the right finishing touch.
Kelli Foster
Jan 21, 2020
Recipe: Dark Chocolate Pots de CrèmeRecipes
Looking for the most luxurious chocolate pudding you’ve ever had? This is for you, the most serious of chocolate-lovers. Dive in and you’ll be rewarded with creamy, dark chocolatey richness in every bite. There’s not much more to say about this dessert beyond that it’s knock-your-socks-off material.
Sheela Prakash
May 1, 2019
How To Make the Best Flourless Chocolate CakeRecipes
If you’ve got some great chocolate in the pantry and some eggs in the fridge, get your whisk ready, because this flourless chocolate cake recipe does it all. Rich and indulgent, it’s been a classic way to end many a restaurant dinner for generations. But this air-lightened, egg-whitened flourless chocolate cake is also a deceptively easy dessert that solves dinner conundrums and suits nearly everyone.
Tami Weiser
Jan 21, 2020
How To Make a Molten Chocolate Bundt CakeRecipes
When Ella Helfrich of Houston, Texas, won second prize in the Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest in 1966 with her Tunnel of Fudge cake, she made more than just a winning cake — she created both a 1960s phenomenon and a memory that lingers so strongly for a generation of cake bakers and eaters that even though the ingredients she used are long off the market, many bakers to this day tackle her curious recipe. I recently joined those bakers.
Tami Weiser
Jan 21, 2020
We Tested 4 Famous Brownie Recipes and Found a Clear Winner
Celebrity Recipe Showdown
My search for the perfect brownie is finally over.
Jesse Szewczyk
Aug 9, 2020
Recipe: Pantry Cocoa BrowniesRecipes
Rich, fudgy, and made from pantry staples.
Tami Weiser
Jan 21, 2020
How To Make Chocolate Ganache for Any DessertRecipes
Chocolate ganache, that amazing chocolate concoction we use for everything from truffles to glazes and layer cakes, is a simple enough thing. After all, it’s just cream and chocolate, right? Well, yes and no! Knowing how to make chocolate ganache — thick or thin, whipped or smooth — requires understanding just two things: proportion and temperature.
Dana Velden
Aug 19, 2022
How To Make Foolproof Chocolate Truffles: The Easiest, Simplest MethodRecipes
Learn how to make classic chocolate truffles for gift giving (or hoarding — you do you).
Meghan Splawn
Sep 22, 2022
Recipe: One-Bowl Caramel Skillet BrownieRecipes
I believe my heart sunk right into this skillet’s fudgy middle even before it was cool enough to cut a square. These are brownies that satisfy like no other; they’re intensely chocolatey, chewy yet still fudgy, and made even more decadent with swirls of gooey caramel sauce and a healthy sprinkle of flaky sea salt. Bake them when you want to make a friend smile, or simply when you discover that pint of vanilla ice cream that got pushed to the back of your freezer.
Sheela Prakash
Jan 21, 2020

How to Win at Galentine's

How to Throw a Cheesy Valentine’s Day Party for Your GalentinesKitchen
A couple of weeks ago we had a handful of lady friends over to Geraldine’s apartment in Brooklyn to celebrate Valentine’s Day. We embraced the cheesy with lots of pink drinks, stinky cheese, Mariah Carey, and over-the-top decorations. So far this week we’ve shared the party plan, a recipe for muffin tin apple pies that look just like roses, and flower alternatives for the special day. Want to see how everything came together?
Ariel Knutson
Feb 11, 2020
Recipe: Galentine’s Day Pitcher CocktailsRecipes
This Galentine’s Day, celebrate with a pitcher cocktail that’s easy to make, sophisticated, and crowd-pleasing. It’s a little sweet, a little fruity, a little bubbly, and a little bitter, which pretty much sums up my thoughts on what this day is all about. It’s not too boozy, either, so it’ll fit in whether you’re in for a girls’ night or up for a lazy brunch.
Jayme Henderson
May 1, 2019
How To Make Rosé GummiesRecipes
Take everything you love about your favorite bottle of rosé — that lush, pale pink color; the crisp, refreshing finish; a fruity, just sweet-enough edge — and now imagine it packed into a gummy bear! That collision between the candy we munched on as kids (and probably still do now) and the “it” wine of the moment makes this surprisingly easy-to-make candy even more delightful.
Meghan Splawn
May 1, 2019
Recipe: Salted Dark Chocolate PopcornRecipes
I speak not as an angry spinster but as a happily married woman when I say: I hate Valentine’s Day. It probably stems from my general dislike of anything overly girly or pink, and my feeling that a sweet gesture of love is much more special on a day when society isn’t pressuring you into doing it. And don’t even get me started on how alienating the holiday is for anyone not in a romantic relationship.
Anjali Prasertong
May 2, 2019
Recipe: Valentine’s Day Puppy ChowRecipes
To the uninitiated: Puppy chow is an irresistible, dessert-leaning snack mix with chocolate-coated Chex cereal at its base. It really has everything going for it, with its mix of M&Ms, cinnamon hearts, and white-chocolate coated Chex. This guaranteed crowd-pleaser is made for sharing and comes together without needing to turn on the oven. I am a big fan of candy melts.
Kelli Foster
May 1, 2019

Printable Valentines to Share

Printable Valentine’s Day Card: Blow PopPeople
The best part of Valentine’s Day when I was a kid was making and receiving cards. I’d stay up all night with my mom and design the perfect card for my secret middle school crush. If you, like me, want to relive this sweet moment, I have an easier option for you: free, printable cards based on your favorite candy! This week we’re sharing five cards based on different types of Valentine’s Day candy. Grab a bag of this Blow Pops at your local drug store and get to work.
Ariel Knutson
May 1, 2019